Eighth Experiment: Willingness to Communicate Questionnaire
Instructions:
Dear participants, thank you for participating in this study. This questionnaire aims to assess your willingness to communicate after interacting with your language partner. Based on your recent communication experience, please rate each item on a scale of 1 to 5. All data provided will be strictly confidential and used solely for the statistical analysis of this study.
Rating Scale:
1 = Almost never willing
2 = Occasionally willing
3 = Willing about half the time
4 = Usually willing
5 = Almost always willing
1. I am willing to discuss the topic of this session with my language partner. Almost never willing
Almost always willing
2. When my language partner points out my pronunciation or grammar mistakes, I am willing to repeat the corrected version immediately, and ask my partner to help me correct them again. Almost never willing
Almost always willing
3. With my language partner’s help, I am willing to adjust my expressions repeatedly to speak accurately and fluently. Almost never willing
Almost always willing
4. I am willing to take the initiative to ask my language partner questions or discuss new topics, instead of only answering my partner’s questions. Almost never willing
Almost always willing
5. I am willing to discuss more extracurricular topics with my language partner (e.g., movies, travel, culture). Almost never willing
Almost always willing
6. If I do not understand something during the communication, I will ask my language partner to repeat or explain it in another way until I understand. Almost never willing
Almost always willing
7. I am willing to actively use new vocabulary or expressions suggested by my language partner during the communication. Almost never willing
Almost always willing
8. If I encounter difficulties during the communication, I am willing to find ways to persist in accomplishing the task. Almost never willing
Almost always willing
9. When communicating with my language partner, I feel relaxed and valued. Almost never willing
Almost always willing
10. I feel delighted and rewarding from this communication. Almost never willing
Almost always willing
11. I look forward to communicating with this language partner again. Almost never willing
Almost always willing
12. If conditions permit, I am willing to communicate with such language partners for a long time. Almost never willing
Almost always willing